Atlas of Differential Diagnosis in Neoplastic Hematopathology, Second Edition is an essential guide to both the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of neoplastic hematopathologies based on specific parameters. It is an invaluable reference for all practicing hematologists, oncologists, and pathologists.

Neurosciences, Author: Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso. In acrobat pdf. Language: Portuguese. Good book as an introduction to the neurosciences, te enters into this area very interesting, with great potential for study and get to know. The intricate mechanisms that govern the nervous tissue, their cells, its interconnections, etc. Good material.

In recognition of the vital need to protect legitimate facilities from the theft and misuse of dangerous pathogens and toxins, the Laboratory Biosecurity Handbook serves as a guide to the implementation of pathogen protection programs. The first sections of the book offer an historical overview of biological weapons activity, key principles of biosecurity and its integration into existing frameworks, as well as a discussion of biosecurity risk. Later sections discuss biosecurity risk assessments, describe detailed components of a biosecurity program, and offer a graded approach to biosecurity through multiple risk levels. The work also covers risk prioritization of biological assets and biosecurity training.

Since publication of the IOM report To Err is Human, the goals of safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable health care have become the mantra for laboratory quality. Increasingly, healthcare purchasers, patients and payers are demanding accountability. In this issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, we will address opportunities for quality improvement throughout the testing cycle with the goal of enhanced clinical effectiveness and improved patient outcomes. Discussions include opportunities for improvement as well as quality reporting and the development of quality measures, lessons learned from the nations first experience with building an institute for laboratory quality, dangers of false positive and false negative test results, measurement of quality in anatomic pathology, electronic data interface and interoperability, among other highly relevant topics intended to serve as a useful reference for laboratory professionals and others engaged in quality improvement efforts.

lunes, 21 de septiembre de 2009

Description: Now in its Eighth Edition, this leading comprehensive manual helps nurses deliver safe, effective, and informed care for patients undergoing diagnostic tests and procedures. The book covers a broad range of laboratory and diagnostic tests and studies that are delivered to varied patient populations in varied settings. Tests are grouped according to specimen and function/test type (e.g. blood, urine, stool, cerebrospinal fluid, etc.). Each test is described in detail, with step-by-step guidance on correct procedure, tips for accurate interpretation, and instructions for patient preparation and aftercare. Clinical Alerts highlight critical safety information.

This american author offers us a material entirely written in English, brand new, interesting, that come close a doctor to the results of laboratory for the taking of decisions and see that therapeutic going to follow. Also which are the substances interest clinical, its foundation clinical, brief review or mention of the methodology and information relevant to the decision of a diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.

"What tests do I order, and what do the results mean?" Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, Eighth Edition provides the answers–quickly and clearly–for a vast range of adult and pediatric conditions. Arranged by organ system, the book summarizes the available tests for most diseases, explains what the results mean, and discusses differential diagnoses. This thoroughly updated edition includes additional tests based on molecular biology, new data on the use of genetic tests, and many new diagnostic laboratory tests in chemistry. Imaging tests are included where they play a key role in diagnosis. The section on chemical and microbiological terrorism has been expanded. Readers can search for information in the way that best suits their needs–by index, table of contents, test results, or specific disease. Also included are extensive tables of normal and panic values, tables comparing test results in similar diseases, and an appendix of conversion factors between conventional and SI units.

As it should work in a microbiology laboratory, care, polluting materials, biological hazards, biosecurity, handling, discarded, correct takes the biological sample, preparation of the growing medium, stains, standardization at different levels, for example: when performed the antimicrobial, the scale of Mc Farland (0.5), the disks of Kirby - Bauer, strains of quality control, etc.

Cell and Tissue Culture - Laboratory procedures in Biotechnology I wonder if in the decades of the 50 or 60 have dreamed about this type of things. While the tissue culture dates from long ago (Dr. Sacerdote de Lustig introduced her to Argentina in the 40), the advances in understanding of "a gene, an enzyme" to what is known today produced a gap very wide, the twentieth century brought an acceleration in the technological progress never before seen in human history, and all that in less than 100 years.

Loyola Univ., Maywood, IL. Textbook and reference for students, residents, and practitioners. Includes new technologies developed since the previous edition, c1994, was published. Illustrated in halftone with color plates at the beginning of each section. DNLM: Laboratory Techniques and Procedures.

This is a wonderful resource and an excellent reference text for the practitioner at any level. It is a well written and an exhaustive book.
Summary: A must for writing the ASCP BB and SBB exams
Rating: 5

The AABB publication Clinical Laboratory Medicine contrives a set of multiple choice questions for each topic in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine. Not only will the questions test your knowledge and problem solving skills, the key provides a comprehensive review of all of the choices given for a specific question. You will find your weak points and be reassured by your strengths when answering the questions. This review is well worth the expense.

Lead Molecules from Natural Products: Discovery and New Trends provides the reader with a thorough overview of current discoveries and trends in Natural Products research.This book consists of 22 chapters from well known scientists all over the world, with topics ranging from Natural Product Chemistry and Phytochemistry in their most basic form, to Molecular Biology and in silico drug design. Contributors describe their own laboratory experiences, revealing their findings, the legal issues encountered.The chapters, all of equally high quality, summarize years of extensive research in each area, and provide insight in the new themes of natural product research. The information will help to predict promising leads, useful for physicians in the treatment of different diseases and disease manifestations.* Explains the effects of plant extracts on gene expression profiling.* Details medicinal plant research from around the world* Explores a variety of medicinal uses of plants from traditional remedies, to anti-cancer agents and anti-salmonella agents.

Now available in a thoroughly revised Twelfth Edition, Wintrobe’s Clinical Hematology continues to be an industry leader with its ability to correlate basic science with the clinical practice of hematology. With the first edition of Wintrobe’s Clinical Hematology published in 1942 clearly establishing hematology as a distinct subspecialty of Internal Medicine, the latest edition continues the influence of the Wintrobe name and helps to set this book apart from the competition. With its strong focus on the clinical aspects of hematology, the book has generated a strong following among internists and general practitioners who want a single resource to consult for their patients who present any blood related disorder. The Twelfth Edition is in full color for the first time, boasts a new editorial team, and includes expanded coverage of new medications and four new chapters on Newborn Anemias, Pathology of LHC, Spleen Tumors, and Myeloproliferative Disorders and Mast Cell Disease.

Atlas of Hematologic NeoplasmsHematopathology has become a very complicated discipline. New classification of lymphomas and leukemias as well as new techniques are rapidly moving the field forward. "Atlas of Hematologic Neoplasms", written by Tsieh Sun, MD, is designed with general pathologists, pathologists-in-training, clinical hematologists, and oncologists in mind. It presents over eighty clinical cases with clinical history, morphology of the original specimen, and differential diagnoses. A concise discussion, references and teaching tables are available for further exploration. The major asset of this book is the provision of more than 500 beautiful photos depicting the morphology of peripheral blood smear, bone marrow, lymph node and other organs, as well as flow cytometric and molecular genetic pictures to illustrate the diagnostic principles. A diagnosis is rendered with subsequent brief discussion on how it was achieved.

sábado, 19 de septiembre de 2009

Catheter-Related Infections, Second Edition(Infectious Disease and Therapy)By Harald Seifert, Bernd Jansen, Barry FarrThis updated reference describes the latest and most effective strategies in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of catheter-related infections (CRIs). The guide describes the pathogenesis of infectious complications while discussing procedures in infection control, catheter and catheter-site care, and patient monitoring and evaluation. This new edition updates the original material and provides new chapters on infections related to urinary catheters and the epidemiology and impact of these infections. Catheter-Related Infections, Second Edition serves as a practical evidence-based reference for detailed guidance on the prevention of catheter-related infections.This updated reference describes the latest and most effective strategies in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of catheter-related infections (CRIs). The guide describes the pathogenesis of infectious complications while discussing procedures in infection control, catheter and catheter-site care, and patient monitoring and evaluation. This new edition updates the original material and provides new chapters on infections related to urinary catheters and the epidemiology and impact of these infections. Catheter-Related Infections, Second Edition serves as a practical evidence-based reference for detailed guidance on the prevention of catheter-related infections.

This unique and practical book introduces the reader to the concept of blood management and explains how to improve patient outcomes by avoiding undue blood loss, enhancing the patient’s own blood, effective management of anemia and coagulopathy. Basics of Blood Management is the first book dedicated to blood management, a multidisciplinary and multimodality concept that focuses on patient outcome.
A practical and comprehensive text on the new and exciting field of blood management
* Takes an international perspective, covering conditions encountered in developing and industrial countries
* Covers all areas of organization, methods and tools
* Gives the reader an understanding of the concept and philosophy of blood management
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A crucial issue for antiviral therapy is the fact that all antiviral substances rapidly select for resistance; thus, monitoring and overcoming resistance has become a most important clinical paradigm of antiviral therapy. This calls for cautious use of antiviral drugs and implementation of combination therapies. In parallel, efforts in drug discovery have to be continued to develop compounds with novel mode-of-action and activity against resistant strains. This book reviews the current status of antiviral therapy, from the roads to development of new compounds to their clinical use and cost effectiveness. Individual chapters address in more detail all available drug classes and outline new approaches currently under development.

Handbook of Transfusion Medicine is unique in that it provides a comprehensive and practical description of all blood products and blood cell types currently used in transfusions, their appropriate applications, pathophysiology of conditions managed by transfusion, and pathophysiology of adverse reactions. Each chapter follows a standard format including numerous tables and algorithms, with summary elements highlighted throughout by a second-color for quick reference.

viernes, 18 de septiembre de 2009

Structured to be a companion to the recently published Handbook of Transfusion Medicine, the Handbook of Pediatric Transfusion Medicine is dedicated to pediatric hematology-oncology and transfusion medicine, a field which remains ambiguous and which has generated few comprehensive texts. This book stands alone as one of the few texts that addresses transfusion issues specific to pediatric medicine. Written in an eminently readable style, this authoritative handbook is a requirement for any pediatric physician or caregiver.